Post by ravenclaw18 on Aug 2, 2007 15:13:50 GMT -5
In the story about the three Peverell brothers, each chose either the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone or the Invisibility Cloak according to the type of person they were.
In the present time, we know of three people who believe in the Deathly Hallows and who, at least at some point, wanted to find them: Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald and Xenophilius Lovegood.
I believe that they may be meant as counterparts to the original owners of the Hallows: when Dumbledore was interested, he would have wanted the Stone, to bring back his parents and relieve him of responsibility; Grindelwald wanted the Wand to gain absolute power; and Lovegood matches the third brother, describing the Cloak almost lovingly, possibly wanting to hide away because of his treachery.
And all would have their own reasons for wanting to be Master of Death: Dumbledore would bring back his family, making up for his misdeeds and the various tragedies that befell them; Grindelwald's ambition, as a powerful Dark Wizard, would be to prevent his own death, though we know that after the years he lost the fear of death; and Lovegood would return his wife (who, of course, died as a tragic accident) and protect his family from danger.
I don't know if JKR meant to create counterparts in this way, but it's a thought.
In the present time, we know of three people who believe in the Deathly Hallows and who, at least at some point, wanted to find them: Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald and Xenophilius Lovegood.
I believe that they may be meant as counterparts to the original owners of the Hallows: when Dumbledore was interested, he would have wanted the Stone, to bring back his parents and relieve him of responsibility; Grindelwald wanted the Wand to gain absolute power; and Lovegood matches the third brother, describing the Cloak almost lovingly, possibly wanting to hide away because of his treachery.
And all would have their own reasons for wanting to be Master of Death: Dumbledore would bring back his family, making up for his misdeeds and the various tragedies that befell them; Grindelwald's ambition, as a powerful Dark Wizard, would be to prevent his own death, though we know that after the years he lost the fear of death; and Lovegood would return his wife (who, of course, died as a tragic accident) and protect his family from danger.
I don't know if JKR meant to create counterparts in this way, but it's a thought.
